Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-21

FulkeIson In that II applied only to license
taxes.
Mr.. Fulkerson, patron Of the original
bill, which applied % all taxes, offered his
bill az substitute for the committees bill.
STAND Br THE COMMITTEE.
hr. Figgat desired 10 impress upon the
| House that at this late hour. having ap.
pointed joint committee 10 consider these
subjects, the House should stand by the
| committee's report.
| Mr.. FulkcrsOn. oi Washington. said the
opposition to bis bill was the same urged
| against il last year. He clsimed that the
amended bill reported made the plan un-
| constitutional. He believed that the com.
mitice's bill was not worth the paper it
was written on. lie wished his original
| bill adopted.
Mr.. Porter. oi Portsmouth, favored the
| committees bill.
| Mr.. Fulkerson's ORIGINAL bill was de. |
| feated-ayes. 81; noes, 81.
The bill a. II came from the committee |
was then ordered to It's engrossment with |
| out division.
TAXES, AGAIN.
The bin providing mode 10y which tax.
| payers may obtain an extension OF time, |
| &C., which had been postponed hall 40 |
| hour, again came up.
The bill wss ordered to its engrOssment-
| ayes. A; noes, II.
LICENSES.
The Joint Finance Committee reported q
bill 10 provide for issuing licenses and con-
timing licenses in force for the mOrih oi
June, 1887. and from and after the lst day
Of July, 1887.
The bin provides that on and after June
/, 1887. licenses shall be granted as now
provided by law, except that no license
winch Is first 10 take effect during the
month Of June, 1887, shall be m force after
the 30th day OF June, 1887, and no license
which is first 10 take effect on or after the
1si Of July, 1887. shall be in force after the
30lh day Of April, 1883,
Pending it's consideration the chair, at
2:lj, was vacated until &.
Night Session.
The House reassemblcd at =. NJ
Speaker stuart IN the chair.
LICENSES.
The bin TO provide for issuing licenses
and continuing licenses in force for the
month Of June, 1887. and from and after
the 1St OF July, 1887, was taken up and or
dered TO ITS engrOssment.
SPEAKER STUART AND THE ENGLIsHMEN.
Mr.. Stuart orr. Cardwell in the chair
rose aud read the letter published below,
which he had received during the day.
Mr.. Stuart explained the propositions !
that had BROUGHT about the controversy
with Messrs. Thornton and Braihwaile.
and insisted that the effect OF the circular
signed by those gentlemen was certainly
misleading. The report Of the committee.
with the tables annexed, explained tbr LAST
debt propositions ana showed the true con-
dtiOn Of affairs.
REMARKS or NR DOWNING.
lr. Downing, one of the membIs Of !
the It gislatye coumi'toe, said:
That while lie did moi seek place on the
committee and did not know until thu last
hour that he would be appointed. neither now
nor ever would he shrink from any re1pOns-
bility which was placed upon him where the
interests Of The state OF Virginia were concern
ed. He did not go into the negotiations with
The British commission with any purpose 10
arbitrarily cling TO the settlement rs proposed
by the RiddleberRer bill. But ho did 90 there
with this purpOse-to do all that could be done
TO have the weed question OF the State debt
finally brought 10 an end. All offer
cd them that could have been offer
ed. The available resources Of tho
State were carefully studied, and, after
provision was made for carrying on the gov 7
eminent. The DOndhOlders were offered set
tlemeut based upon the balance Of the reyc-
hem 10 cut of provision for the asylums Of the |
state Ia which the unfortunate insane Of the I
state are cared for; when thoy asked that We | !
should no longer give pension or cOmmutatiOn ! I
10 the wounded ana disabled soldiers Of the /
whose roll Of honor is higher a
and brighter than that Of tho "s,ar
and garter and when further they asked that ;
The public schools Of this State should be I
crippled by taking from them a Large 6
pGr Of the support that is given them, 6
be for orc. and the committee with him. could
never as Nirginians consent 10 il. As TO tho 4
circulars published with the signature OF The r
British commission affixed 10 them, no ono vas
more astonished than he 10 see them. The J
gentleman from Alexandria had sufficiently q
shown that this circular was both "mislea ling =
and Incorrect and a. one OF the committee
he cordially endorsed what the gentleman rom 3
Alexandria had said but il he as al indi- {
vdual, instead as one Of the committee. az 10
eI press himself in charscterzing This circular. n
he would 90 further than 10 say that u was :
- misleading and incorrect" but that it wa ie-
ceptive and SuplfeSsio r>ri. u
Ar. Downing was very clear, fore BE, a
and eloquent in presenting his views. nd Z
several times he was greeted with applause r
HIS speech struck the kcyno and yas
one Of the best delivered on the sun ret u
duIiDs the session. =
APPROVING THEIR ACTION.
Mr.. Fulkerson, Of Washington, oncr,d q
JOINT resolution approving The action Of he O
joiLt committee appointed to confer with a
The commission Of Foreign BondholdeTs
with reference TO the settlement OF lhc
debt. :,
Mr.. Muniord, Of Pittsylvana. asked ;Or u
0 recorded vote on the resolution. Agreed .
TO. "
A. soon rs the clerk began TO call the roll y
The Republicans got MP and retired. All y
the Democrats voted Aye" as follows: =
AYEs-Messrs. Arnold. Black. Bohannan. I
Boen, Buchanan, Cardwen, Chalmers, C0rnett =
lrismoud. DsbnOy, Darsi. DickensOn, Down u
ng Dunlop, Dupuy, Eastwood, EchOls. Fea- C
rsss. Figg8tt, AbTan FulkersOn, H0gc. Holla-
lay. huffman, johnson, lawson. LoftWIt.h,
IiChtner, Loving, Miller, MunfoId, OBaDnon,
Jglesby, Peters, Reid, Roberts, Row. Saunders. Y
iferro, Taveuuer, Terry. Van Doren, WsscJtt, II
wilkins, and Mr. speaker-4S. y,
When the rOllcal was completed. peal- | q
ng a cali OF the House, the following mem ~
jCr, came in and were designated Is g not il
.otng," and were recorded in the ne a. !,
I've: Messrs. Martin, NcCandish, ThoIne,
md WaddIll.
Dir. stuart said it was evident that Some
4 tie members had left the hall TO escape {
Oting on The resolution, and asked a clll "
II the House lie thought absentces should b
,e sent for and severely punished. b
call was ordered but dispensed With &C
'tiOlt an ih'thpNiN NNAt OiOuShN ih' T.
Sir Edward Takes Exceptions. -,
Messrs. Thornton and Braithwaite ycs- Z
erday sent the following to Mr.. Charlie L. al
'tusrI, chairman OF the Joint committee .! d,
conference: os
RICHMOND, MAY 20. 1887. II
Dear Sir We have observed IN ne
ubrc press report signed by yourself
S chairman, in which you refer to our -.
rcul9r Of the 18th instant as "inc)r- ~ N
ect and misleading" We take ex'ep- -
ion to these words. our circulW Is III
,erfccty correct, and is not misle lding. =, ~
I is perfectly plain 10 any one OF most u
rdinary intelligence that our circulr
lid not in any way purport TO give the ~
gures OF the whole debt. The whole ~ ~
Inject OF the circular, a. appears plainly &c &c
rom lis heading. is 10 snow what are the ~
acri6ces which the holders Of the cOn'Ol "A "A
nd 10 80 debi. whom we primarily rcnre' y, y.
ent, were prepared to make, and 1t Is to ,I"'
hem alone the circular refers. ~ ~
We are, dear sir, yours flitlfnllv, u, u,
T>igpcdl EDwAED THORNTON. VI
;. y. BRMruWNrE. u, u,
Ir. charles +. Stuart. ~ ~
,Giccrs of the BiueS' Association. Va Va
At called meeting Of the Richmond